These sorts of stories, plus the endless "consultation exercises" e.g. the Treasury website and the Facebook cuts project, are the sign of a weak and nervous government. A strong government wanting or needing to make cuts just gets on with it.

These sorts of stories, plus the endless "consultation exercises" e.g. the Treasury website and the Facebook cuts project, are the sign of a weak and nervous government. A strong government wanting or needing to make cuts just gets on with it.

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Just as much as a Political class that hasn't learnt that the public grew to loath the last regime for it's never ending spin and PR crap

You can tell I'm showing my age - I remember this story being dragged out word for word pretty much at every major spending review for the last 20 years.

Until we see the SDR in print, any story like this is merely speculation fuelled by leaks from service / CS personnel with agendas (namely protecting their own empire / capbadge/squadron/aircraft type etc). We'll see plenty more, but ultimately they only reflect the angle that the leaker wanted you to see ,and not the bigger picture.

Lets just accept that its going to be brutal, but ill informed speculation does not help anyones blood pressure.

Senior military officials are considering cutting Britains land forces from eight to five brigades, according to the Financial Times.

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They're the fcuking problem!

If we could clear out some of the dead wood in camps around the UK or at least move them to a more suitable rank to reflect their job, we would free up the financial space for far more privates and NCOs.